Issuing authority
Angola
- Kind
- state
- Region
- Southern Africa, Africa
Objects are filed under the historical authority that actually issued or made them. A recorded period comes from the issuer's own reference description and is left blank where no source states it.
Published entries
13
Individual types and documented families
With photographs
100%
13 with a credited real-object photo
Dated span
1763 – 1979
13 entries with their own date
Verified or well documented
0
Highest two confidence levels
Catalogue entries (13)
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Angola, King Joseph I of Portugal, 12 macutas, 1763
1763
Silver coin. Obverse: Baroque coat of arms of Portugal, surmounted by a crown. Reverse: between two branches tied together, value indication in two lines: macutas 12. Inscription: Africa Portugueza with date at the top. Floral border. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5126; its record gives m…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
10 macutas from Angola of the Portuguese Queen Maria I, 1796
1796
Silver coin. Obverse: Baroque coat of arms of Portugal, surmounted by a crown. Reverse: between two tied branches in two lines, value indication: macutas 10. Legend: Africa Portugueza with year at the top. Floral edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5127; its record gives material recorded…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Angola, King João VI of Portugal, ½ macuta, 1814
1814
Copper coin. Obverse: crowned coat of arms of Portugal on wrapped globe. Reverse: within beaded circle, value indication in three lines: macuta ½. Inscription: Africa Portugueza with year at the top. Smooth edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5128; its record gives material recorded as co…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
2 macutas from Angola of the Portuguese King John VI, 1815
1815
Copper coin. Obverse: crowned coat of arms of Portugal on a bound terrestrial globe. Reverse: within beaded circle in three lines, value indication: macutas 2. Legend: Africa Portugueza with year at the top. Plain edge. Coin is overstruck on a 2 macutas coin struck in 1785 in the name of Maria I, traces of which are…
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Post of Angola via Wikimedia Commons
stamps
Portuguese Crown — Thick Paper issue, Angola, 1870
1870
The Portuguese Crown — Thick Paper issue is a set of postage stamps released in Angola on 1 July 1870. The StampWorld catalogue lists 6 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 1A–7A). Values and colours recorded for the issue: 5R black; 10R orange; 20R yellowish olive; 25R rose; 50R green; 100R violet. Perforation…
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Post of Angola, via Wikimedia Commons
stamps
Newspaper Stamp issue, Angola, 1893
1893
The Newspaper Stamp issue comprises 3 postage stamps released by Angola on 3 July 1893. The StampWorld catalogue lists 3 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 24, 24A, 24B), printed in 3 design types. Values and colours recorded for the issue: 2½R purple brown; 2½R purple brown; 2½R purple brown. Catalogue notes…
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Bank Note Museum via Numista
banknotes
2500 Réis, Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Angola, 1909 (Pick 30)
1909
This 2500 Réis note was issued in Angola by Banco Nacional Ultramarino, dated 1909. It belongs to the Real (18th century-1914) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Manuel II (1908-1910). It measures 147 × 93 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lis…
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Bank Note Museum via Numista
banknotes
10 Centavos, Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Angola, 1914 (Pick 39)
1914
This 10 Centavos note was issued in Angola by Banco Nacional Ultramarino, dated 1914. It belongs to the Escudo (1914-1928) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Colony of the Portuguese Empire (1910-1951). It measures 120 × 71 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of Wor…
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Bank Note Museum via Numista
banknotes
10 Centavos, Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Angola, 1920 (Pick 51)
1920
This 10 Centavos note was issued in Angola by Banco Nacional Ultramarino, dated 1920. It belongs to the Escudo (1914-1928) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Colony of the Portuguese Empire (1910-1951). and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the…
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Heritage Auctions via Numista
banknotes
100 Escudos, Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Angola, 1921 (Pick 61)
1921
This 100 Escudos note was issued in Angola by Banco Nacional Ultramarino, dated 1921. It belongs to the Escudo (1914-1928) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Colony of the Portuguese Empire (1910-1951). It measures 192 × 95 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of Wor…
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Post of Angola, via Wikimedia Commons
stamps
Ceres issue, Angola, 1922
1922
The Ceres issue comprises 9 postage stamps released by Angola in 1922. The StampWorld catalogue lists 9 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 203–211), printed in 9 design types. Values and colours recorded for the issue: 1C yellowish green/black; 2C grey/black; 3C orange/black; 4C purple rose/black; 4½C grey/bla…
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Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp. via Numista
banknotes
100 Angolares, Bank of Angola, Angola, 1946–1951 (Pick 81)
1946-1951
This 100 Angolares note was issued in Angola by the Bank of Angola, with dates recorded from 1946–1951. It belongs to the Angolar (1928-1958) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Colony of the Portuguese Empire (1910-1951). It measures 160 × 95 mm and is printed on paper. The Stan…
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CGB via Numista
banknotes
100 Kwanzas, National Bank of Angola, Angola, 1979 (Pick 115)
1979
This 100 Kwanzas note was issued in Angola by the National Bank of Angola, dated 1979. It belongs to the Kwanza (1977-1990) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: People's Republic (1975-1992). It measures 139 × 66 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Mone…
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Entries by catalogue category
- Banknotes6
- Modern World Coins4
- Postage Stamps3
Counts of published entries only. They describe this catalogue's holdings, not everything the issuer or maker produced.
Dated entries by century
- 18th century2
- 19th century4
- 20th century7
Only the 13 entries carrying their own date to within about 150 years are counted, by the earliest year given. These are catalogue holdings, not production totals.
Materials recorded in the physical descriptions
- Paper6
- Copper2
- Silver2
An entry made of several materials is counted once under each. Materials are counted only where the description states them.
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